Authors

1María Neyfeth Posada Morales, 2Bárbara de las Mercedes Mora Espinoza  

Position

¹Magister en Enfermería en Cuidado para la Salud Materno-Perinatal (Universidad Nacional de Colombia). Docente auxiliar Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Programa de Enfermería. Pereira, Colombia. ²Magister en Modelos de Enseñanza Problémica (Universidad Incca de Colombia). Docente auxiliar Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Programa de Enfermería. Pereira, Colombia.

Contact address

María Neyfeth Posada Morales. C/ 21, 23-12. Conjunto Residencial Reserva de la Pradera. Manzana 1. Casa 2. Barrio la Pradera. Municipio de Dosquebrad

Contact email: mposada@funandi.edu.co

Abstract

Human reactions of a physical, biological, emotional, and psychological nature, among others, which are the result of a situation which affects the wellbeing of the human being, demand a type of care focused on the person, that is to say, solutions according to the situation, expectations and hopes which the person has at that given time. For the nurse, human caring is not only focused from the disease, but on the person as a whole. Human caring currently demands that those who conduct it must have wide experience, ability and skills regarding the comprehensive and holistic knowledge of the person’s daily life, because all aspects surrounding their lives and setting are involved either positively or negatively in their wellbeing. Taking into account all this, a bibliographic search was conducted, which allowed to analyze the approach by Kristen Swanson’s structure of care through the application of its procedures, because there are distinctive features in them which are very similar to those perceived and expressed by patients. The caring process requires “knowing” the “other” from a human perspective, so that the proposed care has a meaning for the person; this means that the nurse must have the ability to be emotionally present, to do everything the person would do on their own if they were able, but without affecting their dignity or beliefs, allowing them to recover their independence again. 

Keywords:

Human caring; Kristen Swanson’s Theory of Caringprocedures and sub-dimensions in care

Versión en Español

Título:

Interpretación de la teoría de Kristen Swanson para un cuidado humanizado